Now, their 70's LS series are very difficult to find out, even for the collectors. The wooden materials are much better than original Gibson - Tokai investigated the original 59 Gibson standard and analyzed. Tokai made replicas are very good quality. Well, It was a starting time of 'lawsuit' guitars.
The Tokai 'Les Paul Reborn' Les Paul replicas started around 1976 and around 1978. Next year, the 'Cat's Eyes' Martin Acoustic replicas were started. In 1972 Tokai went into a joint venture with Martin to supply Acoustic guitar parts and also build Martin's solid body Sigma guitars. In 1965 Tokai started making classical guitars and in 1968 started making the Hummingbird electric guitar series and in 1970 started making the Hummingbird Acoustic models. Tokai has also made a lot of Gibson and Martin Acoustic model replicas as 'Cat's Eye'. Over the years such as the 'Love Rock Model' and 'Les Paul Reborn' Les Paul replicas and the 'Springy Sound' Stratocaster replicas and the 'Breezy Sound' Telecaster replicas. Harmonica manufacturer.Tokai has produced acoustic guitars, electric guitars,Įlectric basses, autoharps, and melodicas. (Tokai Musical Instruments) is founded in 1947 as
